Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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